Salsa Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts

Salsa dancing is increasingly becoming more popular and addicting. Dancers of all ages and backgrounds can easily enjoy this energetic, lively, and sensuous, latin dance form. If you live in the Boston area there are lots of opportunities to Salsa Dance.

If you've never Salsa danced before you're in for a real treat. There is a basic core rhythm to learn and some easy footwork that goes with it. Once you learn that you are ready to embellish your steps and get fancy! Salsa dancing is usually done with a partner but can sometimes be adapted to solo dancing or even group dancing. Many classes do not require partners to learn and encourage swapping of partners in the class to help you perfect your leading and following skills. If you are looking for a class there are a few places to consider. The Boston Center for Adult Education offers six week sessions in the evenings in a fun atmosphere with other beginning adults. More info about the BCAE can be found on their website.

Another place to take Salsa Dance Classes is Extreme Dancesport . They offer month-long classes for all levels as well as private, individual instruction should you need more attention or if you are not able to make it to the classes. They also offer practice parties where you can dance in a non-threatening social situation with other dancers that are learning Salsa.

If you are looking for a class that also includes other latin dance forms such as Merengue and Bachata, The Cambridge Center for Adult Education has a few classes for adults. Their classes run for two months, the fall "term".

For more experienced dancers a dance studio might be a more challenging way to learn. Supershag in Waltham MA offers Salsa classes for all levels and plenty of social opportunities to practice. Another ballroom studio offering latin style dance in the Boston area is the Fred Astaire Dance Studio located at 179 South Street. They offer a large variety of ballroom classes in addition to Salsa and Latin, and you can take privately or in group sessions.

If spending a night out dancing is what you're looking for there are multiple places to go to hear amazing Latin Music and dance with friends. SalsaBoston.com has an extensive list of clubs, parties and social events for Salsa Addicts. You can sign up for the email newsletter on the site and receive weekly updates of events in the area.

Clubs in Boston regularly offering Latin music include Mojito's at 48 Winter Street (Saturday is Salsa night), An Tua Nua located at 835 Beacon St in Kenmore Square (Wednesday nights they offer beginner lessons before the party gets started) and Masa at 439 Tremont St in Boston. Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge also has Salsa nights on Fridays.

And finally, if you want to search quickly for a Salsa event, class or workshop anywhere in Massachusetts, you can always try the Mass Dance Directory - an easy way to search for all kinds of dance events.

So if you've always wanted to learn how to Salsa dance, there are plenty of opportunities in the Boston area to learn and practice. Have fun!